IKEA Living Room Hacks

Materials: MARIUS stool Description: Lastly I noticed those beautiful Mongolian lamb stools in many stunning interiors! The problem is, as you can imagine, the price of these beauties!!! As I’m actually working on a girl bedroom project I absolutely wanted to include one of these Mongolian stools for the luxury…

Materials: Ramvik Description: Who has not ever dreamed to have an arcade machine at home? Dream of all men. When I was ten, in video game rooms, it was necessary to pay 5francs (almost 1$) to play and I didn’t have a lot of pocket money. Now, I decided to…

I needed some low-profile seating to put in front of my fireplace, so this was my solution. This makeover of the LACK side table was extremely simple and effective. Materials: (for one ottoman) Convert LACK side tables into sassy Ottoman Stools I cut the foam with a turkey carving knife.…

Materials: Fun Fur, Foam, Jules IKEA Chair Description: This is an improved version of the current fur covered chair on IKEA Hacker. It also improves the comfort of the chair to add some foam. Step by step photo instructions are included in the guide. ~ Joanne Carry

Materials: Sofa, Karlstad cushion, tapered screw in legs, upholsterer’s twine, upholsterer’s needle, 32 buttons Description: First, we replaced the Ikea sofa legs with ready made, screw-in replacement legs from Uncle Bob’s workshop. We, then had an upholsterer use an extra Karlstad throw pillow as fabric to cover 32 buttons. He…

Materials: LACK TV bench, DIODER LED multi-use lighting, bamboo canes, white stones Description: We needed a great idea to create 2 spaces within our living + kitchen room. “€œJust place the sofa in the middle of the room.” “Ok, but it so weird to look at the back of your…

Materials: 2pcs of $7.99 Lack side table, 1 set 20″ ball bearing sliding rails Description: 1. Cut the top layer of 1 Lack table 2. Remove honeycomb layer 3. Push the top layer piece to the bottom 4. Mount side rails 5. Attach upper table top to the modified one…

Materials: 1 x LACK side table 3 large tubs of LEGO Hairpin table legs and screws Glass table top (custom cut to size 597mm x 567mm x 5mmm) Description: For the table: 1. Attach the hairpin legs to the Lack table top using screws. To build the LEGO top: You…

Materials: Tidaholm kitchen cabinets, Metrik handles, solid oak hardwood flooring, ethanol fireplace insert, metal studs, drywall, glass tile Description: First we built the toe kick for the cabinets out of 1×3 fir. We used 30x15x24 IKEA cabinets. We only wanted the finished cabinets to be about 18-20 inches deep, so…

Materials: Don’t know Ikea model name, mirror, glass, putty knife, grout, mastic Description: I bought an Ikea coffee table at a garage sale for $25. At the same time, I purchased some glass ‘seconds’ for $1/ pound. These were free-form, poured glass with small copper wire hangers embedded. I snipped…

Materials: UNG DRILL oval black Frame and STRANDMON wing chair & footrest Description: The IKEA chair was reupholstered in white leather with a silver studded trim. The footrest was reupholstered with chevron zigzag material I bought from Amazon. The IKEA frame was painted in white (3 coats) and then given…

Materials: LACK coffee table top, 2X2 EXPEDIT, square VIKA AMON(?) table top, EXPEDIT Wheels, Steel Wire, Gate Hinges Description: We are always in need of extra storage space in our tiny apartment. We had an existing LACK coffee table that we were going to trash when we found a replacement.…

Materials: Vika Amon and Capita Legs Description: Step 1: Search tirelessly over the internet for a coffee table that will be just right for your space. Step 2:Fail at step 1 Step 3:Browse Ikea countertops looking for a nice wood selection. Step 4: Browse legs and determine that straight legs…

Materials: 4×1 Expedit, foam material, wooden panel, pleather Description: We decided to build a bench from Expedit. Our dining table has leather chairs in beige. We didn’t find any compatible benches, so we have to do it on our own. We take an Expedit with white doors. We need some…

Materials: 2 4×4 and 2 2×4 Expedit and several custom made panels Description: My home office is actually a part of the living room and was divided by a 5×5 and 2×4 Expedit. It looked very messy and didn’t filter any noise from the kids while working. Inspired by a…

Materials: KNUFF Magazine file X 4 sets, rotating artist stool, shelf insert, liquid nail. Description: I was looking for the perfect coffee table for my mini seating/TV area inside my room, and after weeks of analyzing every Ikea’s product, I finally came out with this hack. The size of this…

Materials: EXPEDIT TV storage unit, 2X4 lumber, circular saw, cordless drill Description: Problem 1: Large “5X5” EXPEDIT TV storage unit that didn’t fit in the living room of our new house. Disassembled and stowed away in the basement. Problem 2: Funky attic room with low sloped ceilings and no storage.…

Materials: VITTSJO Nesting Tables, Miter Saw, Jigsaw, Paint Description: The VITTSJO nesting tables seem perfect in concept, except what’s up with the child table being twice as long as its parent table? Not sure what IKEA is going for there. I would prefer that the smaller table nest fully within…

Materials: 2 seater Karlstad, 3 seater Karlstad, 2 x brackets, drills and screws Description: We have a small space in our lounge and wanted to put a corner Karlstad sofa. The problem was that the corner sofa available at Ikea was too big. We decided to make a smaller version…

Materials: Lack side table, high density foam (21 5/8″ x 21 5/8″ x 4″), upholstery fabric (72″ x 72″), craft glue, staple gun, jigsaw Description: I wanted a couple of custom made ottomans that could also double as a coffee table or even extra seating in a pinch. Using a…